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Country Progress reports to be submitted to UNAIDS by March 31, 2010The process to review and report on progress on the implementation of the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS is underway. Countries need to send their progress reports to UNAIDS by March 31, 2010.It is imperative that community groups start their engagement now, if [...]

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Mass prescription of anti-retroviral drugs could eradicate the disease within 40 years, scientist saysBy Steve Connor, Science Editor, in San DiegoMonday, 22 February 2010Testing everyone at risk of HIV and treating them with anti-retroviral drugs could eradicate the global epidemic within 40 years, according to the scientist at the centre of a radical new approach [...]

With an estimated 35 million people infected with HIV worldwide, public health officials have begun to look beyond developing a vaccine to the stop the epidemic.By establishing universal, voluntary HIV screening programs and immediate antiviral treatments for individuals infected in high-risk regions, Brian Williams, a research fellow at the South [...]

by Ben Simon KAMPALA (AFP) – A US decision to freeze spending on treatment for HIV in several African countries has prompted concern that some of the gains made against the AIDS epidemic since 2003 could be reversed.President George W. Bush?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), launched in 2003, focused largely on treating patients [...]

Original ArticleThis week, many global leaders and members of the international business community will meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. There, Canada will set out its plans as president of the G8 and host of the G20 Toronto summit in June. We remain committed to working with our partners to keep our [...]

After 34 years of global rule, the G8 has been pushed aside by the new realities of the 21st century and the rise of the emerging powers. The sudden announcement that the G20 is now the preeminent international forum on the global economy will mean significant changes to the global architecture and affect much of [...]

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The leaders of the world’s most industrialized countries, known as the G8, will gather in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, from 25-26 June. Further discussions will then be held at the G20 Summit, also in Canada, on 26-27 June. During their annual Summits, G8 and G20 leaders discuss a broad range of issues, such as international development [...]

Progress made in the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDSThe present report summarizes the progress countries have made towardsimplementation of the commitments set forth in the 2001 Declaration ofCommitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.The global response to HIV, an important component of which [...]